Brief Lives
by W. F. Deedes
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good Condition/Good
- ISBN 10
- 1405040858
- ISBN 13
- 9781405040853
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MacMillan, Great Britain, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. In this eclectic selection of biographical sketches Bill Deedes remembers some of the key figures of the twentieth century. Political heavyweights such as Ramsay MacDonald, Stanley Baldwin and Anthony Eden are reassessed and re-evalued, while record breakers such as Sir Edmund Hillary and Roger Bannister are shown to be far more than just their achievements. Further afield, W. F. Deedes ruminates on the chaotic and shady world of Imelda Marcos, the dignity and determination of anti-apartheid campaigner Helen Suzman and the controversial leadership of Ian Smith in Rhodesia. But there are lighter portraits too. Noel Coward, with his useful advice on trains, Mary Whitehouses inadvertent demonstration of pornography and Malcolm Muggeridges half-hearted suicide attempt all feature in this delightful compendium. Like his previous books, Dear Bill and At War With Waugh, Brief Lives is an affectionate, perceptive and anecdotal book, bursting with life, humour and wit. 212 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography; Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 1405040858. ISBN/EAN: 9781405040853. Inventory No: 265361.. 9781405040853
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 265361
- Title
- Brief Lives
- Author
- W. F. Deedes
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1405040858
- ISBN 13
- 9781405040853
- Publisher
- MacMillan
- Place of Publication
- Great Britain
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- BZDB43 Biography; Biography & Autobiography; Unbranded ISBN: 1405040858 EAN: 9781405040853 W. F. Deedes Brief Lives
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